The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-09-21

SoWn II grass seed ton purpoSo'l in
their lives but have always made wal
upon it, will lay aside prejudice and np
prchcnSion of failure and start meadow
and pasture, if only few acres. In
sections where tho culture Of grass has
not yet been established and the best
species discovered, large operations
Should not be attempted In such cases
q few acres, well prepared and fcrtiliHcd,
will be more likely To succeed, and The
loss will be comparatively small if failure
results. But why should failure to get
a good start the first time deter the
farmer from trying again? In countries
who're grass culture is tho very basis of
all agriculture, it is no uncommon thing
i"r farmer TO fail Of "catch" OF
clover or grass. But knowing from
previous experience that the natural and
permanent conditions are adapted to
grass, such occasional failures do not
courage him, much less prove that ''this
is not n grass country" Not at all, He
rightly lays tho blame on himself, or
finds that the seed were not good, or
tho temporary weather conditions were
not favorable, and he simply renowa his
citort We Ill know that even in the
case Of our ordinary crops, corn, cotton,
etc, orr first and chief anxiety at plant
lnE-tmc, and thereafter, is IN REGARD to
securing and preserving the "stand -
Ii we plant field IN corn and fnil from
any cause to get reasonably rood
stand, We immediately plow up and plant
over OF 'rcplant' with hoes We know
from long experience that corn, cotton,
peas, potatoes, etc, are perfectly adnpt-
CT to our soil and climate, and an Occa-
slonnl ialiurc to secure a stand does not
| raise doubt. The same is truo "a TO
grasses in the North and West. In those
sections of the Souh where grass culture
ms received little or no attention it is
not mt nil surprising TINT failure often
results from first attempts. Every farm
er ought to try II few acres first, and per
slst III the experiment until satisfied in
regard to the policy and cxpcdicncy of
engaging more largely in grass hus-
hnndry. The dairy and stock growing
industry arc based on grass and forage
crops, and We confidently believe that
the redemption of Southern ugricu,luro
! depends largely upon the adoption of a
system thGt cmbrpces both
There is no question as to the value
of barley and rye when sown and treated
rs winter grasses. Barley is better than
rye every way, excepting its demand for
rich soil III order to give satisfactory
results.
OATS,
Er order to escnpe DANGER Of viu},r.
killing, oats should lie Sown early in the
~" hHr"H@nou, Tue northern pmt OF
VIC NU''"n "uiC 'CNPt'inher is the best
,N""'": """'h o. thc midolc me, octo-
'W, ~ an" -N'N''np't so"ihGs VIII answer.
no iI'H Is =" :, "troL3 root Develop
.Ia HIM. ,,, ne.orc @ cold "eAther sets IN, giymS
W" p,''il'E h'ln hoid on the SOL. Not
%i,l,S'""".hH S"me"int diScouroGlng
'I,i'tiIs ''niI " '4tc years. we sun thihk 1t
Sop" iHV'T 80 so" iorSG area III the
will Lo tIo ,,;,;,n, I,,'' ~ ~ - " = =
may be rc-sccdca in ,Iauunry or Frhrua-
~, or can bc planted IN other rruu4 in
tho spring. Tho old w,iItrr.cruZir1 o,t
should he brought again into cnItjyni,nn
II hns often proven n rood prnriioc to
sow oats in the present cot'ou.Gclds
/ This may be done without scrious iuinrv
I TO the cotton, blowing in g!lhn Gull vi.
tor, harrow or sweep, ust ns i cu,,iynt.
! ing tie cotton, the operation to bc urr.
ccdcd 10y tac cotton n-pickers if thcra is
amy open open cotton. On our own
| farm we have had fine results from this
| plan. The Standing cotton. stalks cnu he
c2sily "knockcd down" cold morn,Yrs
in January or February, and prove small
obstacles in thp ynu ,r lao ry,st;,,,,